Paragraph 13

England and Wales

(1)

Before 1st September 2004 the recommending authority has submitted to the Council a recommendation that a person should be awarded qualified teacher status and a statement that –

(a)

on the date of the recommendation he is –

(i)

employed as a teacher in a further education institution, or

(ii)

an instructor in a school by virtue of paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2003 Specified Work Regulations;

(b)

he has been assessed by the recommending authority as meeting the specified standards;

(c)

before–

(i)

1st January 1974 he obtained qualifications meeting the requirements of paragraph 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 of Part 2 of this Schedule;

(ii)

1st January 1974 he obtained a degree granted by a United Kingdom university or by the CNAA or by a foreign institution; or

(iii)

1st September 1989 he obtained a degree granted by a United Kingdom university or by the CNAA or by a foreign institution in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, botany, zoology, physiology, biochemistry or geology;

(d)

he was employed as a teacher in a further education institution at any time before 1st September 1989;

(e)

he holds a Certificate in Education or a Post-graduate Certificate in Education; and

(f)

in the opinion of the recommending authority, he has sufficient teaching experience to be able to teach pupils aged from 14 years to 19 years.

(2)

In this paragraph – “recommending authority” means –

(a)

in the case of a teacher who is not a head teacher or principal, the head teacher or principal of the further education institution at which the person is employed to teach; and

(b)

in the case of a head teacher or principal, the chairman of the governing body.